Cheng Yaojin cursed as he set off. He had just equipped the Tang Style Rifle and had yet to test the so-called " one-shot kill " mentioned by the Emperor before it ended. He hoped that Liang shi would be more capable.
When they reached the Shuofang army, they swaggered up and surrounded them. In addition, they sent ten thousand men to block the only exit from the valley that led from the Turkic side to Shuofang. They did not lay in ambush on either side of the valley, but instead stood straight and waited for the Turkic to appear. They also used their engineer shovels to dig countless foot-deep holes that were slightly larger than a horse's hoof from two hundred to a hundred paces away from the front of the formation. It was said that this was a method the Emperor had once mentioned to deal with cavalry.
When the guards at Shuofang City saw the soldiers surrounding the city, they immediately reported it to Liang Shidu. When Liang Shidu led a group of officials to the city tower to take a look, they all gasped.
Did he have to be so extravagant? All of them were wearing armor. Cheng Yaojin was also wicked. Originally, the Tang-style rifle would only press the bayonet when it was really a close combat.
However, Cheng Yaojin felt that only by pressing the bayonet on the city wall would it be impressive enough.
As such, Liang Shidu and the others saw a forest of spears, and they were all clad in armor. This was simply too frightening.
The people on the city walls were trembling, and the only thought in their minds was to surrender. However, anyone could surrender, but not Liang shi. He was the Emperor of Liang, and surrendering would not end well for him. He could only endure it.
Cheng Yaojin was not in a hurry to attack the city. He was really tired after rushing all the way here. Anyway, these people could not fly now. So he ordered them to rest.
Liang Shidu led a group of civil and military officials back to the palace. In truth, many people in the State of Liang wanted to surrender to the Great Tang, but Liang Shidu did not want to. Because of this, he had killed many people, causing the people of the State of Liang to lose their morale. Moreover, with the sudden siege and the strength of the army, those who originally wanted to surrender to Li Tang were now even more determined.
On the way back to the palace, Liang Luoren, who was walking behind Liang Shidu, suddenly drew his saber and slashed at Liang Shidu. Before anyone could react, Liang Shidu's head had already rolled to the ground.
At this moment, Liang Luoren said," Everyone knows the situation in the Liang Country. Now that the Tang army is besieging the city, I want to lead everyone to surrender to the Tang Empire. I wonder if anyone has any objections?”
What objections could anyone have? Agree, everyone doesn't want to die, why not surrender?
Thus, Liang Luoren picked up Liang Shidu's head from the ground and led everyone back to the city gate.
The Shuofang City gates were wide open, and many people walked out. They were all civil and military officials.
Cheng Yaojin was stunned. What was going on? They didn't even fight a single battle, and no one died. It was over just like that? Cheng Yaojin was so angry that he wanted to stomp his feet.
But what else could he do? Accept your surrender.
Hence, Cheng Yaojin ordered his men to bring Liang Shidu's head to the other few ponds to surrender. There was no need to continue fighting in the remaining cities. Liang Shidu was already dead, so what was there to fight?
After that, they would send a regiment to each city to lay down their weapons and maintain public order.
He then sent another 10,000 people to the entrance of the valley and entered Shuofang City to take over the city.
No one had expected this situation, including Li Shiming. No matter what, they had to fight, right? In the end, Liang shi was annihilated without even firing a single shot.
Cheng Yaojin immediately sent someone to report the battle situation to Chang 'an.
Cheng Yaojin was not happy that he did not manage to get the battle. Now, he was counting on the valley. There were 5,000 men on each side of the mountain, and 10,000 men at the mouth of the valley. They sent scouts to scout the grassland.
During the siege, Cheng Yaojin had known that Liang Shidu would send people to the Turks for help, and that the Turks would definitely come to their aid. With the new equipment, Cheng Yaojin was only focused on fighting a major battle, and it would be best if the Turks could come. Thus, he had not even cleared out the envoys Liang Shidu had sent, hoping that they would send more and faster.
On the third day after Liang Shidu was destroyed, Yuchi Gong also arrived at Pei City. However, Pei City could not be surrounded. This was a city built against a mountain. There were mountains on both sides, so they could only form a formation in front of it.
Yuan Junzhang had sided with both sides, the Tang Empire and the Turks. In history, Yuan Junzhang had surrendered to Li Tang in April this year, so he had the intention to surrender now, but he had to show his value. Yuan Junzhang ended up in a tragedy because he thought too much.
Before the expedition, everyone knew that Li Shiming was not interested in Yuan Junzhang, so Yuchi Gong did not plan to surrender. He was thinking about how to attack the city.
Because this was the first time Tang rifles had appeared on the battlefield, Yuchi Gong was not as flashy as Cheng Yaojin, so he did not install a bayonet. The bayonet looked like a weird-shaped stick, giving people a very strange feeling. Although they were all wearing armor, they all held sticks in their hands. What did this mean?
Because of this, Yuan Junzhang did not surrender immediately, causing the greatest tragedy in his life.
A squad of soldiers came to a place about 100 steps away from the city wall. Arrows couldn't be shot here. The soldiers on the city wall looked at the people below in a daze. They saw the people below raise their sticks and point them at the city wall. With a bang, a few bloody holes appeared on Yuan Junzhang's body and he died.
As a result, the people on the city wall panicked, and the people below the city wall returned to the army formation. It was as if nothing had happened.
Not long after, the city gates opened. Just like that, Yuchi Gong's soldiers in a squad fired a shot each, and the battle was over.
Then, he naturally took over the city and reported the victory to Chang 'an.
Yuan Junzhang had many Turks here, so the first thing he did after entering the city was to have his soldiers return to the barracks and capture the Turks. However, most of them had already escaped.
Yuchi Gong knew that the Turks would definitely come, so he sent 10,000 men to capture Dingxiang, leaving 30,000 men to wait for the Turks to arrive.
Two days later, Kang Sumi, a Turkic close confidant of the Jie Li Khan in Dingxiang City, chose to surrender. At this point, the combat mission of the two combat troops had been completed.
At the same time, Cheng Yaojin sent a scout horse to report that Jie Li Khan was leading 100,000 Turks to Shuofang.
When Cheng Yaojin heard this, he beamed with joy. They had finally arrived, so he gave the order to prepare to meet the enemy.
The Turks led by Jie Li rushed into the valley. To the Turks, robbing the Han was their favorite pastime. They only needed to make a trip to the Han territory to easily take their belongings and women. They liked to see the Han wail under their blades, so they had no objections to the Jie Li Khan bringing them to support Liang Shidu.
In their eyes, the Han army could not even withstand a single blow, so they did not have the mentality to be on guard. The valley in front of them was the last valley, and beyond this last valley was the territory of the Han people. Therefore, they were now scrambling to enter the valley.
The leading Turks saw the army formation not far from the valley's entrance, but they didn't take it to heart. These troops would collapse if they charged, so they didn't stop, instead charging forward even more wildly.
The Tang army started firing when the Turks were still three hundred steps away. They fired four shots in unison. Bang bang bang…Gunshots rang out continuously.
The Turks were thrown to the ground like dumplings, and many of their horses neighed as they were struck. Some of the ownerless horses continued to advance, while others scattered in all directions. The Turks at the back continued to charge forward, unwilling to give up until they reached the Yellow River.
Soon, the entrance of the valley was filled with corpses of men and horses, blocking the path of the Turks. As more and more Turks poured into the valley, the valley was so packed that there wasn't even room for the horses to turn.
At this moment, gunshots rang out from the mountains on both sides of the valley, and the Turks began to fall.
"Longevity Heaven, are you going to abandon your people?”"They're demons""I want to go home, don't kill me"
The Turks in the valley were all in chaos, constantly falling off their horses. The Turks were terrified, and their horses couldn't turn around. The frightened Turks simply dismounted and ran back, while the Turks who remained on their horses were constantly hit.
The army at the entrance of the valley pressed forward, while the soldiers on the mountains on both sides moved back, preparing to seal the entrance behind them.
The Turks continued to flee, while the Jie Li Khagan was stunned. His horsewhip had fallen to the ground. He didn't understand what was going on. Why were all of them fleeing? He saw more and more Turks fleeing without even riding their horses.
The Turks who had escaped kept shouting,"I want to go home, they are demons."”
Jie Li Khagan was stunned. At this moment, he could only hear the continuous sounds of the Turks falling to the ground.
This time, even the Tu Jue's rear formation was thrown into chaos. Everyone was frantically fleeing backwards, and Jie Li was also being dragged backwards.
The Turks fled. The soldiers began to block the back entrance of the valley and clean up the Turks. Those who were seriously injured were killed with knives, and those who were slightly injured depended on his luck. The Turks in the valley were as obedient as rabbits. The Tang soldiers led the horses and took off their clothes. Although the smell of the Turks was a little strong, wasn't it all money?
In the end, the total number of dead and injured horses was over four thousand, and thirty-two thousand were still in good condition. Six thousand Turks had been captured, and twenty-five thousand had been killed. In total, thirty-one thousand Turks had been killed. The corpses were all piled up and burned.
At this moment, a large caravan had arrived from the rear. Five thousand soldiers were guarding the Turks, while the rest of the soldiers were carrying the spoils of war back.
After returning to Shuofang, other than the 200 soldiers who ate the horse meat, the rest of the horse meat and clothes were bought by the merchant group and given to the people in the city. Then, they hired people to wash their clothes and marinate the horse meat. These were all given to the people under Liang Shidu.
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